WATCH: Rohit Sharma suffers injury scare against New Zealand on poor outfield in Dharamshala, leaves the field immediately

The Dharamshala outfield even criticised by English skipper Jos Buttler who called it a poor one for diving.

WATCH: Rohit Sharma suffers injury scare against New Zealand on poor outfield in Dharamshala, leaves the field immediately

Rohit Sharma (Images via X)

The outfield at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala once again became a talking point during the ongoing 2023 ODI World Cup. India captain Rohit Sharma became a victim of the poor outfield while fielding and almost injured himself on Sunday (October 22) during Team India’s fifth group stage match against New Zealand.

The incident happened on the last ball of the 10th over of New Zealand‘s innings. Rohit attempted to save the ball from rolling toward the boundary ropes. During that action, he ended up hurting his right hand and immediately left the field. Thankfully, the Indian skipper returned to the field later.

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The Dharamshala outfield was even criticised by English skipper Jos Buttler who called it a poor one for diving. Even several players from Afghanistan and Bangladesh slipped while trying to save boundaries when they faced each other.

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Throw-down specialist Raghu Raghavendra cleans the shoes of Indian players to ensure smooth fielding

During India’s fielding, India’s throw-down specialist Raghu Raghavendra was seen cleaning the shoes of the players so that they could field comfortably. India’s fielding has not been top-notch in this match as two catches have already been dropped.

WATCH: Rohit Sharma suffers injury scare against New Zealand on poor outfield in Dharamshala, leaves the field immediately
Raghu cleaning fielder’s shoes (Image via X)

HPCA Secretary Mohid Sood, after the match between England and Afghanistan, told ANI, that due to a lot of rain, they had to work a lot on the outfield to ensure the security of the players.

“We recently redid the whole ground and we had got in Bermuda grass which is winter grass and the first time it is used in the country the weather has been difficult for the last six months there has been a lot of rain and the winter had prolonged,” Sood said.

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